[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4226-S4227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:

        EC-1779. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fluxapyroxad; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     10679-01-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 23, 2023; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1780. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pesticide Tolerances; Implementing Registration 
     Review Decisions for Certain Pesticides; Aluminum tris (O-
     ethylphosphonate), Carbon disulfide, et al.; Technical 
     Correction'' ((RIN2070-ZA16) (FRL No. 10840-02-OCSPP)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on August 23, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1781. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     10953-01-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on August 23, 2023; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1782. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Indaziflam; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 11131-
     01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 27, 2023; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1783. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``N-(n-Octyl)-2-pyrrolidone in Pesticide 
     Formulations; Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 11166-01-OCSPP) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     27, 2023; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-1784. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Sodium Salt of Acifluorfen; Pesticide Tolerances'' 
     (FRL No. 11130-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 27, 2023; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1785. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     continuation of the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001, in light of the 
     expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1786. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13224 with respect to persons who commit, 
     threaten to commit, or support terrorism; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1787. A communication from the Chair and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     South Korea; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-1788. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 4.27 
     Rev 0, `Use Of Plant Parameter Envelope In Early Site Permit 
     Applications for Nuclear Power Plants' '' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1789. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.163 
     Rev 1, `Performance-based Containment Leak-Test Program' '' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     27, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1790. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.152 
     Rev 4, `Criteria for Programmable Digital Devices in Safety-
     Related Systems of Nuclear Power Plants' '' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1791. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Security and 
     Incident Response, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Security Frequently Asked Question, 2022-01 HHS Lab 
     Audits'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 27, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.


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  On page S4226, September 6, 2023, in the middle column, the 
following appears: EC-1791. A communication from the Director of 
Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident 
Response, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security Frequently Asked 
Question, 2022-01 HHS Lab Audits'' received during adjournment of 
the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
27, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-1791. A 
communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office 
of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
entitled ``Security Frequently Asked Question, 2022-01 HHS Lab 
Audits'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
July 27, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


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        EC-1792. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch 
     of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Designation of Experimental Populations'' (RIN1018-
     BF98) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on July 27, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-1793. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; West Virginia; 2022 Amendments 
     to West Virginia's Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 
     10083-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 27, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-1794. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; Construction 
     Permits by Rule'' (FRL No. 10826-02-R7) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1795. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approvals; California; South Coast Air 
     Quality Management District, Imperial and Ventura County Air 
     Pollution Control Districts; Nonattainment New Source Review; 
     2015 Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9514-02-R9) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on August 23, 2023; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1796. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Montana: Final Authorization of State Hazardous 
     Waste Management Program Revisions and Incorporation by 
     Reference'' (FRL No. 10606-02-R8) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 23, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-1797. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New 
     Jersey; New Jersey 2017 Periodic Emission Inventory SIP for 
     the Ozone Nonattainment Area and PM2.5/ Regional Haze Areas, 
     New Jersey Nonattainment Emission Inventory for 2008 Ozone 
     NAAQS'' (FRL No. 10785-02-R2) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     August 23, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-1798. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Base Year Emissions 
     Inventory for the 2015 Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 11148-02-R5) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on August 23, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1799. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection

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     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``New Hampshire: Final Authorization of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 
     11231-02-R1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on August 23, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1800. A communication from the Inspector General, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Part D Plans Generally 
     Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual-Eligible Enrollees: 
     2023''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1801. A communication from the Branch Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Additional Guidance 
     on the Transition from Interbank Offer Rates to Other 
     Reference Rates with Respect to the interest Rates of a 
     Foreign Bank'' ((RIN1545-BO91) (TD 9976)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Finance.


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  On page S4227, September 6, 2023, in the left column, the 
following appears: EC-1801. A communication from the Branch Chief 
of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to 
law, the report of a rule entitled ``Additional Guidance on the 
Transition from Interbank Offer Rates to Other Reference Rates 
with Respect to the interest Rates of a Foreign Bank'' ((RIN1545-
BO91)(TD 9976)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2023; to the 
Committee on Finance.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-1801. A 
communication from the Branch Chief of the Publications and 
Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the 
Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
entitled ``Additional Guidance on the Transition from Interbank 
Offer Rates to Other Reference Rates with Respect to the interest 
Rates of a Foreign Bank'' ((RIN1545-BO91)(TD 9976)) received in 
the Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2023; to the 
Committee on Finance.


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        EC-1802. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Inpatient 
     Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for 
     Federal Fiscal Year 2024 and Updates to the IRF Quality 
     Reporting Program'' (RIN0938-AV04) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 27, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-1803. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; FY 2024 Hospice 
     Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of 
     Participation Updates, Hospice Quality Reporting Program 
     Requirements, and Hospice Certifying Physician Provider 
     Enrollment Requirements'' (RIN0938-AV10) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 27, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1804. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; FY 2024 
     Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System - 
     Rate Update'' (RIN0938-AV06) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 27, 2023; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1805. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Hospital 
     Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care 
     Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment 
     System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality 
     Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program 
     Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access 
     Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned 
     Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure 
     of Ownership; and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital 
     (DSH) Payments; Counting Certain Days Associated with Section 
     1115 Demonstration in the Medicaid Fraction'' ((RIN0938-AV08) 
     (RIN0938-AV17)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 27, 2023; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1806. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a notification of intent to provide 
     assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense and border 
     security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-1807. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under 
     Section 506(a) (1) and Section 614(a) (1) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance 
     to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-1808. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a notification of intent to provide 
     assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense and border 
     security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-1809. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2023-0052 
     - 2023-0061); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-1810. A communication from the White House Liaison, 
     Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant 
     Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department 
     of Education, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 27, 2023; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1811. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision of the Form LM-10 Employer Report'' (RIN1245-AA13) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     27, 2023; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-1812. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Privacy Act; Implementation'' 
     (RIN0970-AC92) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 27, 2023; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1813. A communication from the Secretary of Labor and 
     the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation's fiscal year 2022 Actuarial Evaluation of the 
     Expected Operations and Status of the PBGC Funds received in 
     the Office of the President pro tempore; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1814. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     an alternative plan for pay adjustments for civilian Federal 
     employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other 
     pay systems in January 2024; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1815. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 25-154, ``Rent Stabilized Housing 
     Inflation Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 2023''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1816. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 25-155, ``Medical Cannabis Manufacturer 
     Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2023''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1817. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 25-156, ``Law Enforcement Arrest Authority 
     Technical Correction Temporary Amendment Act of 2023''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1818. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 25-157, ``Special Education for young 
     Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2023''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1819. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 25-158, ``Office of Administrative 
     Hearings Jurisdiction Temporary Amendment Act of 2023''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1820. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 25-159, ``Washington Wizards Motor Vehicle 
     Identification Tags Amendment Act of 2023''; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1821. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 25-160, ``Pride Plates Amendment Act of 
     2023''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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